S. B. Submarine Systems (SBSS) said it has received multiple contract awards across the submarine telecommunications and subsea oil and gas markets in Indonesia. In the latter, PT Saipem has awarded SBSS the full cable installation scope for the BP Tangguh Phase 2 project. The work scope includes th
HYPACK, a Xylem brand, has announced that its HYPACK MAX and HYSWEEP hydrographic surveying packages can now be used to process and display data from Sonardyne’s Solstice side-scan sonar. The addition of the Sonardyne proprietary file format means that HYPACK users can gather Solstice sonar data, pr
Offshore wind major Ørsted said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Century Wind Power (CWP), a subsidiary of Century Iron & Steel Industrial, to collaborate on turbine foundation manufacturing for Greater Changhua projects. Based on the MoU, both parties will work on the common goal to
Taqa has shut down its Harding platform in the UK North Sea, and removed non-essential workers due to power issues and water leak. In a statement sent on Monday to Offshore Energy Today, a Taqa spokesperson said the company had shut down the platform on Tuesday November 21, as a result of a main pow
Beens Dredging recently put the non-nuclear density meter of Rhosonics into use on their new hopper dredger kb1649 during a project in the Port of Amsterdam. In the port, a certain amount of sludge needed to be removed last month in order to ensure a safe passage for ships. According to the company,
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has successfully completed an upgrade to the MD3 plough recently acquired by Orange Marine. The plough, which was delivered to the SMD Services team for refurbishment in July, received a full control system upgrade and extensive overhaul. The project involved replacing th
Supported by Kongsberg experts and technology, the GEBCO-NF Alumni Team, one of 19 semi-finalist teams competing in the $7-million Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE competition, has completed technology readiness tests of its unmanned surface vessel (USV) / autonomous underwater vessel (AUV) concept and
Dreifa Energy’s floating regasification unit (FRU) concept has been granted approval in principle (AiP) by DNV GL.
The Oil and Gas Authority today released the results of the £20 million UK Government-funded seismic programme to promote exploration activity in under-explored areas of UK Continental Shelf. This data will support the forthcoming 31st offshore licensing round which will open in mid-2018. This datas
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF on Monday announced several charter awards. The company has, through its joint venture with Technip, secured a contract with McDermott for the pipelay support vessel Skandi Niteroi. The Brazilian-built vessel will work on the Atlanta project for Queiroz Galvão. Th
Transmission Capital Partners, the consortium comprising INPP, Amber Infrastructure and Transmission Investment has been appointed as preferred bidder for the long-term license and operation of a further offshore transmission project. The latest scheme, comprising the transmission cable connection t
Subsea equipment specialist Ashtead Technology has boosted its rental fleet with an investment of £1 million in the latest iXblue technology over the past 12 months. Ashtead is currently the only rental company to offer the iXblue GAPS-NG system with the new Telemetry capability, Ultra Short Baselin
IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), the developer of the Clip-Riser technology, has partnered with AFGlobal and Expert Riser Solutions, who will provide the inspection, maintenance and repair of drilling risers in Brazil and in the USA. IFPEN has also signed a licensing agreement with AFGlobal for the w
Parkwind has invited bidders for export cable for the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm. According to tender documents, the project encompasses the design, manufacture, supply, installation and termination works of the export cable for the Northwester 2 OWF. The export cable is a 225 kV 3-phase subma
